The Rugby League Players Association will push for integrity matters "to be decided by an independent panel" in exchange for granting the National Rugby League's request to have access to players' phone records, bank accounts and tax returns in "what would be the game's biggest overhaul of the way off-field incidents are determined," according to Adrian Proszenko of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. The NRL will meet the RLPA on Thursday as the parties "ramp up collective bargaining agreement negotiations." The salary cap figure and the desire for a guaranteed share of the game's revenue "are two of the big-ticket items that will be discussed on Thursday." However, there are "several other pressing issues that the players feel strongly about." The NRL is seeking to "beef up the powers of its integrity unit," particularly in relation to its probes into gambling and match-fixing. Rugby League Central wants the power to seize tax returns, phone records and bank accounts if it "reasonably suspects players have been involved" in corrupt behavior. However, the majority of players have balked at the idea, "fearful of having their privacy invaded." They are "already duty bound to co-operate with NRL investigations under the code of conduct" and do not want to give the governing body "police-style powers" without concessions in return (SMH, 3/29).